AN: This story just crossed my mind before I slept so I got out of bed and started writing. I'll try to update this story every week when I can. Although I can make no promises.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Rurouni Kenshin nor the characters. I only own the plot and crazy imagination put into it.
Look And See
by Bri-C123
Chapter 1
She was hiding in the basement. She didn't know why. It was late at night and she was supposed to be asleep. It was already so dark down there during the day. It was pitch black at night. She sat at the corner, near the old wooden doors that led outside. She began rocking back and forth. There was something wrong. But the little girl didn't know what it was so she stayed. Her parents always said that if something was wrong, she was supposed to run and hide. She was hiding.
From what? From her dreams? Or maybe from that sickening feeling in her stomach that told her she had to be scared. The feeling didn't go away for the whole night. There was no sound that reached her ears. Only the pounding of her heart. Her steps were light as she walked up the stairs. She went to her parents' room first. Her hand touch the door and she knew. She knew that she was going to be scared of this. But her father raised her to face her fears. With a shaking hand, she opened the door.
Red. There was red everywhere. The once white walls were now red. The furniture was red. Even the floor.
Then there was her parents. She didn't see their face. Only their eyes. They burned into her head, forging themselves into her memory. It was not the eyes that said they loved her, it was the eyes that said they would never see again. The world tilted and she stumbled back. They eyes seemed to follow her every move and yet see nothing at all. Her feet took her out the door and into the open. Her neighbors were outside with their usual morning routines. She simply ran to the sidewalk. She turned back to look at the house. The eyes are still burning her. How can they do that?
The world went black as the little girl fainted.
AN: So how was it? A good first chapter? Please forgive any mistakes. I do not usually have people reading what I write until after I publish it so I don't have editors. If you find any problem that bothers you, feel free to tell me.
A review would be nice since this is only my third story on this site. Please and Thank you for reading.